Happy New Year

Hunter has had several first recently. He attended his first New Year's Eve party the other night, but none of the Williams clan was actually awake to ring in the new year! This past weekend, Hunter also went on his first hunting trip to Lovelady. Of course, he didn't actually hunt. Hunter and I hung out in the house, while Daddy and his friends went duck hunting, but it was Hunter's first over night trip somewhere. Hunter did awesome! We were a little worried how he would do sleeping in his pack n' play all night, but he slept the whole night. That night was also the first time we've put Hunter down for the night, only to find him turned around in the morning. On this trip, Hunter also got to see his first horse. Lastly, Hunter has started to roll onto his side from his back. It has really been fun watching Hunter change and grow everyday! I look forward to what each new day will bring! I think I forgot to mention that when we took him to the pediatrician when he was sick, he weighed in at 14 lbs. and is now 25 inches long! Here are a couple of pictures from the New Year's Eve party.

Merry Christmas

Not only did Hunter celebrate his first Christmas this year, he also survived his first cold. Last week, we made two trips to the pediatrician. On Monday, we were told he just had a cold and to give him saline drops and elevate him at night. By late Wednesday afternoon, he developed this horrible barking cough, so we scheduled another doctor appointment for him the next morning. Hunter had developed a mild case of croup, the beginning of an ear infection, and goopy eyes. The doctor gave us drops for his eyes, an oral steroid for the cough, and Amoxicillin for the ear infection. As soon as we began administering his medication, we immediately noticed a change. Hunter is still congested, and has a little cough, but he is pretty much back to his normal self. This week, Hunter has really taken a liking to standing and squealing. He has been very fun to watch and play with this week.

Practicing sitting up

Daddy & Hunter on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Back to work

This week I started back to work, while Kevin stayed home with Hunter. I am happy to report that all three of us survived! Although I missed Hunter while I was away, I think it was great for Kevin and Hunter to have two days of father and son time. Plus, Kevin was able to see first hand what I had been doing for the last eight weeks. During their time together, Kevin took Hunter to Gander Mountain, which I'm sure willl be his first of many trips. I have a feeling when Hunter stays home with Kevin on his off Fridays there will be many trips to Gander Mountain, Bass Pro Shop, and Academy in his future.

Yesterday, we took Hunter for his two month checkup. He now weights 12 lbs. 5 oz. and is 24 inches long. This puts him in the 75th percentile for weight, and 90th percentile for height. Our baby boy is getting so big! Hunter also got two shots and an oral vaccine yesterday. Of course he cried when given the shots, but we were able to calm him down and then he was fine for the rest of the day. We are very fortunate to be blessed with such a happy baby. It seems like everyday we notice changes in him. He continues to become more alert with each day that passes, and he now likes to suck on his hand and drools a lot. Luckily, he hasn't found his thumb yet! He also loves to sit up. He is not able to sit up on his own yet, but he is constantly trying to and so we have to help out, otherwise he becomes frustrated.

This week will be a big week for Hunter. Tomorrow he will make his first long car ride to Vidor to meet his Great Grandpa C.H., and on Saturday he will make another one to Lufkin to see Lolli, Pops, and one of his two Uncle Kyles. (Yes, he has two Uncle Kyles which we will still have to nickname). Hopefully it will all go well.

Tree Lighting at Market Street

Hunter & Mason watching football

Holding his first toy...a football rattle

Holding up his head at 6 weeks

Fall Fun

It's been awhile since I've written a post, so a few things have happened since our last posting. Hunter is more alert everyday, so I'm finding it is much harder to find time to get on the computer. Hunter is now able to hold up his head, smiles, coos, and last Tuesday he rolled over for the first time from tummy to back!!! We are so proud of our little man!!! The other weekend, Hunter went to his first Halloween party and was dressed up as a skeleton. He pretty much slept through the entire party though. We also took a trip to the pumpkin patch and took a few family pictures. Every week, Hunter and I, meet with a few other new moms and their baby boys. So far, all the boys have done is sleep when we get together, so they have no clue one another exists. All of us moms enjoy it though, because it lets us get of the house, trade advice, and provide moral support to one another. We look forward to when the boys are older and will actually start to play and acknowledge one another. Here are several pictures from the last couple of weeks...

Mason and Hunter at their night out on the town!

Pumpkin Patch

Halloween Party

Smiling at his mommy!

Not happy to be hanging out with Mr. Bear

1 Month Checkup

Yesterday was Hunter's one month checkup with Dr. Parkerson. He now weighs 10 lbs. 4.6 oz and is 23 1/4 inches long. These measurements place him in the 75th percentile for weight and 95th percentile for height. Our little boy is getting so big :) She also told us again that we need to watch him carefully, because of his great muscle tone, he will be rolling over soon and doing physical things before we expect it. She's definitely right on this! Every day we do tummy time, and Hunter hasn't rolled from his stomach to his back yet, but he has gotten close a couple of times. This week we also moved Hunter from the bassinet in our bedroom to the crib in his nursery. So far so good! He has slept in his crib for the last two nights, and the first night we had a four hour stretch between feedings, and last night we had a six hour stretch. Kevin and I were very excited for those extra hours of sleep! Tonight we plan on taking out the wedge that he sleeps in, because every time we go in to check on him, he has wiggled out and is down at the bottom of the crib. It should be interesting to see where he moves to tonight without it! Here are some of the latest pictures of Hunter...

Ready for his walk around the neighborhood.

Watching his first of many Aggie football games!!!

Put me in coach...I'm ready to play!!!

Just relaxing...

First Doctor Appointment

Hunter had his first appointment with Dr. Parkerson yesterday. He now weighs 9 lbs. 4.7 oz. and is 23 inches long! He did really well at the appointment, and only cried when the nurse did his PKU test. Kevin and I have been blessed with a laid back baby that doesn't cry much, so it broke our hearts to see him cry at the top of his lungs during the test. Dr. Parkerson told us that Hunter was very alert and had a great temperament. She also told us that because of his great muscle tone that he would probably be one of those babies that rolls off the changing table, because he'll probably start doing things before we expect him to be able to. On one hand that's great to hear that he may be early on developing his gross motor skills, but on the other hand a little scary. We will definitely need to keep a close eye on him! Here are a couple pictures of Hunter's first visit to the doctor.

Better late than never...

Hunter Scott Williams was born September 28, 2009 at 10:43 pm. It was a very long day, but worth it! We checked ino the hospital at 7:30 that morning so I could be induced, since Hunter was 6 days past his due date. Around 8:30 they started me on Pitocin and broke my water. Throughout the day, I slowly progressed, but stalled out at 7 cm. At that point, every time they would up my Pitocin, Hunter"s heart rate would go all over the place. They then put me on oxygen, which helped level out Hunter"s heart rate. By this point I had been in labor for 15 hours (thank God for epidurals), and developed an infection with a 102 temperature. At that time it was about 10:15 pm, and Dr. Richter told me it was time to get the baby out and that I would need a c-section. Approximately 30 minutes later, we had our baby boy! He weighed 9 lbs. and was 21 inches long!

Since we left the hospital, Kevin and I have been adjusting to life with a newborn. Luckily, God has blessed us with a very easy, laid back baby. We couldn't be more happy!!!

Tummy time!

Hanging out with Daddy!

When we left the hospital, Hunter hads dropped to 8 lbs. 9 oz. Two days later, Hunter was back up to his birth weight.